South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-04-29
New Series, Vol. XXI: No. 6.

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did. DIR liarbee, believe, dbl lss.
two or three drinks in Tho Hospital
Iha Boa,d are careful not 10 say Who
; Jar0tea before them on this subject,
or which members of the com i,tsa
INDUCED so frequently In the use of
tie Hospital whisky. Ny own r~pu.
tation in this regard is Sufficient re
futation OF snch charge. shall rot
condescs nd TO notice his charge far >
ther. insist, however, ihst tho re-
port OF the Committee touching tho
liquor matter Ia correct. The test.
Donv conc'usively demonstrates that
the drug2 list is tbs only psrsan Wh.,
up To that time, pre- ended 10 X cp any
RkcoRp or ras p,sPExsAriox OF LIQUOR,
aud the record he kept simply showed
the quantity dispensed by himself.
The only wsy II VAS attempted to
account for the rcsidue OF tho liquor
used in the Hospital was by Or.
Bland. Err. Lewis anil DR.. Marowu
cs hn,ofing or guessing at The quantity
dispensed by each OF them. Neither
oil them Lad any record whatever OF
the quar- titv dispensed. nor did the
record Of the druggist show anything
about the quantity dispensed u, eth.
er Of them. With all their gaewtny
and estimating there was still con
siderable quantity upaccountcd for. |
guess they must have taken another
guess before the Board, when tho
special report" was prepared. On
the Subject Of the misuse OF liquor ut
the hospital, refer particularly to the
evidence of these gentlemen taken
before the committee and have no
objection whatever OF comparing IL
with any they may have given before
the Board since then.
appreheud i; cannot be question
cd. in the light of the facts. that Gov
ernor Wilson, who should above all
others stand and act impartially la
this matter, has taken sides and alli-
Ell himself to DIR. Bland and his
lriends, with The deliberate purpose
OF retaining DR.. Bland in his present
position, in de iauce { the will OF tho
Legislature. as expressed IN the re-
cent act empowering him to appoint
CIV Board Of Director La exe>
cutting that law he has complied with
spirit and purpose. Without consid-
ering. and, believe, with u read
iCg the testimony taken before the
committee Tor it was then in The.
hat ds OF The stcnographer in the city
Of Wbeeling) but having. however.
the special report before him. in which
the committee report is characi erized
as 'upfounded and unwarranted," Ln
} del beiaielv appointed on the new
7 Board fUe members of the OH Poari,
thereby constituting the majority or
he neS Board .favora5ie 10 the elec-
ton of DIR. Bland. Under the circum
: starces it was undoub eaiy the duty
# the chief executive officer of ihn
State TO appoint new Board Of Dr.
: reGtors composed OF gentlemen of ii.
I; most u.que STONED character and
standing from the two great political
. p rites of tie State, who had not in
odcoRce expressed their opinion o,,
the subject matter involved. The
Governor is IN mistaken, if he imagines
} the people can be made To believo
: that the report Of the committee ID
, ''unfounded and unwarranLed," be-
J c.use of anything q Board Of Direc'.
tors appointed as this one has been,
, Can say on he suljec'. The eopl,
, will We JUL Eed in believing, in he
Iigt o. the Lets and circum stances
SURROUNDING this case that the new
Board of Directors was appointed e.g'
pTesSty with view Of retaining DIR.
Bland. regardless Of the report of tho
saLz -
the will OF the Leg islatufe or his it,
ness for the position.
GOV. WILSON'S ACTI N.
The people wi believe aud, ap.
: prehend, gill he justified 10 believing
that Governor Wilson, 10 selecl ing
the democratic members OF the new
] board, has been governed by the ihen =
J teal principles ne uas So vehemently
con 'emned in Senator Camden. H.
is little remarkable that gentleman
. who hDs complained SO bitterly and SO
. recently Of Senator Camden for ex-
cluding from oaics all Democrats ex
cept his personal followers, should
himself do the very same tbidg thu
first opportunity that presents itself.
, There IS not, strange 30 say, a Cam
deu Democrat in ihl new board The
! people expect public mau to prac-
lice tic same high principles he &c
/, uands from others.
IL is immaterial 30 me personally
whether DR.. Bland Is retained or not.
have not the slightest feeling %
personal malice in he matter. on the
, contrary feel really sorry for bin,
1 do, however, feel on interest ia The
proper conduct OF The Hospi 81 aud
the future success OF the Democratic
party. The Hospital for the Insane
IS uudoubte ~ the most impo, tant
institution in tue State. IL takes
somewhere near onefOufth of the rev
enues OF tho State 10 support a. Tho
Supm intendent should possess tbs
unquestioued confidence OF people OF
al shades Of political thought. It's
govornmen, should be perfectly free
from VOl.ticql or pa'tisan cpns,dera-
ton. II there be one plsce in tho
State where al such matters should
be scrupulously excluded shat place